INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Gamble House’s docent council is accepting applications for its annual docent training classes, beginning next month on Saturday mornings. After training ends in May, volunteers will conduct tours of Gamble House, a National Historic Landmark in Pasadena, and perform other activities to support the house. Information: (626) 793-3334.
* Women Helping Children, a community service of the National Council of Jewish Women / L.A., a nonsectarian organization, needs volunteers for literacy and enrichment programs for homeless, high-risk children, teens and teen mothers. Ten hours of training are provided. Information: Carol Berman, (323) 651-2930.
* Glendale YWCA Domestic Violence Project needs men and women to help battered women and their children. Registration for the next training session ends Jan. 30. Information: (818) 242-4155, Ext. 33.
* Hospice of Pasadena, which serves patients in the San Gabriel Valley and surrounding communities, needs volunteers to help patients and their families cope with death and dying. Training will be held Jan. 27 from 6 to 9 p.m., Jan. 30 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Feb. 3 from 6 to 9 p.m. Information: Diana Palmer, (626) 397-3600.
* Planned Parenthood Los Angeles needs volunteers to teach sex education in Los Angeles County high schools and to community groups. A four-day training course will be held in Los Angeles on Saturday, Jan. 28, Feb. 6 and Feb. 11. Information: (310) 395-0098.
* Rancho Los Cerritos Historic Site in Long Beach needs volunteers. A 10-week training session begins Jan. 27. Registration closes Friday. Information: (562) 570-1755.
* Demeter Theater, a progressive live theater guided by feminism, egalitarianism and gender / colorblind casting, needs cast and crew for an April theater piece about Nazi Kurt Gerstein, who tried to warn the Allies about the Holocaust, to be performed in Culver City. Deadline is Thursday. Send resume to Jennifer Epps, 3553 3/4 Motor Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90034. Information: (310) 815-9235.
* L.A. Shanti, which offers services for people affected by HIV / AIDS, is accepting applications for volunteers to train as counselors Jan. 30, 31 and Feb. 6. Information: (323) 962-8197, Ext. 505.
* The Common Ground Garden Program of University of California Cooperative Extension in Los Angeles County is looking for volunteer gardeners to work with residents in low-income housing developments and community gardens, give gardening workshops, help elementary schoolteachers incorporate gardening activities into curriculum, answer gardening questions on the phone, work on the newsletter or help in the office. Volunteers will be certified as master gardeners after completing a 17-week, 96-hour training program, passing an examination and volunteering at least 75 hours by May 31, 2000. Deadline to return completed application is Jan. 31. Information: (323) 838-4540.
* WeHo Lounge in West Hollywood, a coffeehouse that offers free HIV testing, education, support groups and treatment referrals, needs volunteers to assist with the testing program, outreach and events. Information: (310) 360-0430.
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